Demetri Martin

Captain Phillips Sony, $30.99; Blu-ray, $40.99 Available on VOD beginning Jan. 21 The true story of the hijacking of the freighter Maersk Alabama becomes a refreshingly original action movie in "Captain Phillips," a Paul Greengrass-directed, Billy Ray-scripted, Tom Hanks-starring docudrama that plays up the complexities of the conflict with a you-are-there intensity. As Richard Phillips, Hanks is officious and even a little prickly, which exacerbates the situation when he's being held at gunpoint by a young, wiry pirate (Barkhad Abdi) with nothing to lose. Ray and Greengrass focus on the details of modern commercial shipping and the culture of African piracy, lending...

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Captain Phillips
Sony, $30.99; Blu-ray, $40.99
Available on VOD beginning Jan. 21
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